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• Commonwealth Games: Could McMullen end 28-year NI wait for Games athletics medal?

  31-03-2018 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Long jumper Adam McMullen could be the best hope of ending Northern Ireland's 28-year wait for a Commonwealth Games athletics medal.
  
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• I think I broke my hand: Ryan Burnett successfully defends WBA World title on Joshua v Parker undercard

  31-03-2018 22:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ryan Burnett is still the WBA Super Bantamweight champion of the world despite suffering a suspected broken hand during his Saturday night success.
  
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• Dec acknowledges Ant’s absence as Saturday Night Takeaway returns

  31-03-2018 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Declan Donnelly acknowledged Ant McPartlin’s absence as he opened Saturday Night Takeaway on its return.
  
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• PSNI carry out 'monitoring and gathering' operation during dissident march in west Belfast

  31-03-2018 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have said their operational response to a dissident republican parade in west Belfast was "monitoring and gathering evidence".
  
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• Police arrest nine after clashes at republican parade in Lurgan - woman injured

  31-03-2018 16:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nine people have been arrested after a parade an un-notified republican parade in Lurgan.
  
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• Police arrest nine after clashes at republican parade in Lurgan

  31-03-2018 16:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nine people have been arrested after a parade an un-notified republican parade in Lurgan.
  
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• Thousands show solidarity with rape victims at rallies in Ireland

  31-03-2018 16:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people have attended rallies to demonstrate following the outcome of a rape trial.
  
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• Eddie Redmayne gives reading at funeral of Stephen Hawking who he played in film

  31-03-2018 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Actor Eddie Redmayne gave a reading at the funeral of Professor Stephen Hawking, as well-wishers lined the streets and applause broke out as the renowned physicist’s coffin was carried into the church.
  
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• Gerry Adams calls for Ireland to expel Israel ambassador over protest deaths

  31-03-2018 14:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has called for Ireland to expel the Israeli ambassador over the killing and wounding of Palestinian protesters.
  
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• Cliftonville v Loughgall LIVE: Updates from the Irish Cup semi-final at the Oval

  31-03-2018 14:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Championship side Loughgall are attempting to reach their first ever Irish Cup final when they take on Cliftonville today.
  
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• Cliftonville 4-1 Loughgall: Gormley and Donnelly doubles put classy Cliftonville into Irish Cup final

  31-03-2018 14:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four first half goals saw Cliftonville book their place in the final of the Tennent’s Irish Cup as they dispatched Championship side Loughgall 4-1 at The Oval.
  
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• Coleraine 3-1 Larne: Kane cracker helps send Coleraine into second successive Irish Cup final

  31-03-2018 13:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two defenders and Josh Carson struck to send Coleraine into the Irish Cup final care of a tight 2-1 win over Larne.
  
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• Two men charged in connection with £1.3m Co Down cannabis seizure

  31-03-2018 13:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men aged 32 and 37 have been charged with a number of offences related to what is said to be one of the4 largest ever seizures of cannabis in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Sixth arrest made after £1.3m Co Down cannabis seizure

  31-03-2018 13:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A sixth person has been arrested after a cannabis seizure which is being described as one of the largest ever in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Darron Gibson leaves Sunderland by mutual consent after drink drive charge

  31-03-2018 13:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Darron Gibson has left Sunderland by mutual consent after being charged with drink driving, the club has announced.
  
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• Restaurant review: Oliver's restaurant

  31-03-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The smug faces around east Belfast's Ballyhackamore district would put you off your dinner. Now that they have been told that their barrio is the best place to live in the Western hemisphere, Ballyhackamorians are strutting around being impossibly self-satisfied.
  
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• Farmers struggling as cold weather bites for holiday weekend

  31-03-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Easter weekend is shaping up to be a washout, according to the UK's Met Office.
  
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• Beattie slams SF backing of council motion to 'ban' Army from recruiting in schools

  31-03-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Military Cross winner has expressed his disgust at a vote by Derry City and Strabane District Council urging local schools not to facilitate armed forces recruitment events.
  
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• NI weekly paper review: Elderly drinking and a hero puppy

  31-03-2018 10:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The weekly papers explore the secret world of elderly drinking and a hero puppy saves the day.
  
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• Sisters of Derrylin blaze victim tell of their devastation over arson horror

  31-03-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The sisters of one of the Derrylin fire victims have spoken for the first time about their heartbreak at the loss of her and other family members.
  
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• Northern Ireland Christians unite for annual Good Friday processions

  31-03-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of worshippers turned out in the rain yesterday to hear the Presbyterian Moderator deliver a message of hope for Good Friday.
  
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• More protests planned today across island after rugby rape trial

  31-03-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people outraged over the rape trial are expected to take to the streets across Ireland again today.
  
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• Man killed in crash defined by his loyalty, funeral told

  31-03-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of mourners were told yesterday that the life of Belfast man Ryan McManus, who died in a car crash last weekend, was defined by loyalty.
  
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• Don't throw away the gains of Good Friday Agreement: Mallon

  31-03-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon, has urged people never to forget the "treasure of peace".
  
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• Date set for election battle in West Tyrone

  31-03-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The West Tyrone Parliamentary by-election will take place on Thursday May 3, it was announced last night.
  
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• Catholic chief urges clerics to seek help for personal struggles with life

  31-03-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has urged his fellow clergy to admit that they sometimes fail or need help and encouragement.
  
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• Archbishop prays for young people to embrace love and respect

  31-03-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin yesterday prayed for young people to embrace "a culture of mature sexuality, where love and respect are fostered over and above exploitation or empty pleasure".
  
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• Rugby rape trial: Libel me and I’ll sue you, warns Jackson

  31-03-2018 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lawyers for Ulster and Ireland rugby star Paddy Jackson have warned of further libel actions over the avalanche of social media commentary on his rape acquittal.
  
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• Rugby rape trial: Juror who posted comments online could face arrest

  31-03-2018 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A juror in the Belfast rape trial who made online comments about the case involving Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding could face arrest, it has emerged.
  
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• Libel me and I’ll sue you, warns Jackson

  31-03-2018 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lawyers for Ulster and Ireland rugby star Paddy Jackson have warned of further libel actions over the avalanche of social media commentary on his rape acquittal.
  
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